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Infinite Monkeys (Free subscription) | yesterday
Well of course he'll thrive. Yes, Limbaugh is a conservative, but there are times when that seems incidental. His real shtick is grievance, and in that sense he's now set up perfectly for the 2008 election. If a Democrat wins, he'll be able to rail about how the Democrats are ruining the country. And if John McCain wins -- well, Rush will be able to complain about how a not-conservative-enough...
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Election Law (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The NY Times offers this front-page report, which begins: "The battle over voting rights will expand this week as lawmakers in Missouri are expected to support a proposed constitutional amendment to enable election officials to require proof of citizenship from...
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Election Law (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
David Nather, writing for CQ Weekly, observes: "When he promised last week that as president he'd nominate only strict constructionists to the Supreme Court, there was one subject John McCain didn't mention in his review of the court's trends: the...
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Neal 2028 (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Now that Barack Obama is our presumptive nominee for president, it's time to begin thinking in earnest about his vice presidential choices. I've seen probably thirty different names floated around. Some of them are really good choices and some are just silly. The way I look at it, there are really only a few excellent choices. Joe Biden (Delaware senator) - Senator Biden has over thirty years of experience...
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Democracy for New Mexico (Free subscription) | yesterday
Must read: This article in today's New York Times lays out the strategies that will likely be employed by the McCain and Obama presidential campaigns in the general election. Get ready for a big onslaught by the prez campaigns in the Land of Enchantment. Both campaigns will be heavily targeting Western swing states, including New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada: Both sides say the states clearly in play...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's campaign is considering a suggestion from John McCain's campaign for the two presidential hopefuls to participate in joint town meetings and debates around the country starting this summer, Obama's chief strategist said Sunday.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win. Many people believed her victory in the Democratic nomination was a sure thing. Her ultimate failing may have been in believing it, too.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last updated May 11, 2008 7:58 a.m. PTNotable moments in Clinton's questBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS2007"I'M IN"-Jan. 20: Hillary Rodham Clinton announces she's running for president from a perch on her living room couch. "Let the conversation begin," she tells voters in a videotaped message posted on her Web site. "I have a feeling it's going to be very interesting."THE MONEY CHASE-April 15: Turns out...
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Election Law (Free subscription) | yesterday
So suggests this AP report mentioning the Crawford case....
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Rhymes with Right (Free subscription) | yesterday
National polls get big play in the media, but really don't matter. After all, the Constitution doesn't count the national totals for anything. It is the Electoral College totals that determine the outcome of the election -- and polls show...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The man picked by the John McCain campaign to run the 2008 Republican National Convention resigned Saturday after a report that his lobbying firm used to represent the military regime in Myanmar.
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mrinternet | 03/25/2008
The Obama campaign in a series of missteps believed they had completely mesmerized the American Electorate with eloquent and heart throbbing speeches, proved again politics is a very complicated leap of faith or best guess theories and they bet wrong. The American People were keeping a jaded eye on the political landscape this time and Richardson's endorsement did not slip by without many raised
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Edward Printer | 03/14/2008
The House of Representatives agreed to go into a secret session Thursday night to debate revisions to federal surveillance laws, closing off the chamber for the first time since 1983 at the request of its Republican minority.
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mrinternet | 03/05/2008
The water cooler discussion beginning Wednesday, March 5th concerning the big wins by Hillary Clinton will be – can't Obama close the deal… more on this later. When many political pundits were prematurely anointing Barak Obama as the Democrat nominee, suggesting Clinton should drop out of the race - Hillary came out swinging hard in Ohio and Texas, proving again she can decisively win the popular
